jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
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bKdnSe5SrGGCM7anZ2dnUVZ_qGknZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
> Tegger wrote:
>> "loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in news:7c109c0762390@uwe:
>>
>>> 98 civic, 289000kms, 5spd, non-vtec.
>>>
>>> Driving home in some snow tonight, car started running rough, as
>>> though on 3 cylinders.
>>>
>>> CEL started flashing. Code was P0302 at first. My code reader
>>> cleared it, then the flashing CEL came back. Read P0300, P0301,
>>> P0303, P0304. No other codes.
>>>
>>> I recently replaced the cap, rotor and sparkplugs (all from
>>> dealership). I am using Bosch plug wires (I know, but they have a
>>> lifetime warranty apparently), so I replaced the wires with new
>>> bosch wires (warranty as mentioned).
>>>
>>> While changing the wires, I decided to check the condition of the
>>> sparkplugs. They all looked fantastic, but I did notice that they
>>> were all pretty loose! Not falling out loose, but not tight.
>>>
>>> Tightened them down, seated the plug wires, and all seems OK now. I
>>> also reset the computer as the idle was a little low after
>>> completing the work.
>>>
>>> My question is: Did I solve my problem here, or is this a sporadic
>>> problem perhaps with the ingitor? Anyone else out there have this
>>> issue before?
>>>
>>> t
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> There is a known issue with the CR-V for exactly this problem. The
>> CR-V has basically the same engine as the Civic.
>
> crv is b-series - most civics are d-series [apart from the si].
Oops. I was thinking of the Integra.
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